Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Our sweet princess has had a busy two weeks. She spends most of her day sleeping. I think the record for being awake (in one stretch) is about an hour. She is also growing like a weed. She is now weighing in a whopping 7 pounds, 4 ounces! This is the girl everyone was so worried about because she was busy loosing weight when she should have been gaining. She is up a full pound in one week. Good work, girl! We are loving on her every minute we get and feel so blessed.

A big brother update. Jackson is totally smitten with her. He loves to hold her and to give her kisses. He has transitioned into the role of big brother times two quite easily.

Then there is William. While he loves "sissy", he's a bit put out at the same time. He too loves to hold her but he's had his fair share of tears as well. He likes to play house and wants Avery to be the big brother and he wants to be the baby. He still calls her Sissy because most of the time he can't remember her name. I even heard in the middle of prayer, "Thank you God for Mommy, Daddy, Jackson, Me, Fudger and...Mama, what do we call her again?...oh yeah, thank you for Avery Anne Engbers. Amen."

Friday, June 4, 2010

While I am more than excited to meet our littlest one, my heart is heavy for my friend Katie and her family. They received news at their 20 week ultrasound that their baby Gabe is very sick. You can visit Katie's Blog to read more about their story here. I know they covet our prayers. I believe in the God of miracles and want to ask you to please join me in lifting their family up in prayer.

Katie, Kevin, Gavin, Anne Hope and Gibson, you have our prayers and our love. May you feel yourselves in the grip of God's mighty hands.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Your works are wonderful,I know that full well.My frame was not hidden from youwhen I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,your eyes saw my unformed body.All the days ordained for me were written in your bookbefore one of them came to be."

About Me

Dave and I have been married for seven and a half years. We have two wonderful boys, Jackson (6) and Will (4) and an almost 1 year old (yikes!) girl, Avery. Dave works as the Athletic Director at Holland Christian High School. He also coaches boys varsity lacrosse. I have the wonderful job of being home with the kiddos. We spend lots of time building train tracks, doing puzzles, and playing game. Not to mention changing diapers, feeding and loving on a newborn. For just me, I enjoy reading, crafting and sewing. We keep busy and are always making memories! We hope this blog will be a way to record, remember, and share the happenings of our family.